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For NM senior, helping is the key

By Emily Royalty, eroyalty@nashobapub.com

Updated:
11/04/2012 06:41:59 AM EST

PEPPERELL -- North Middlesex High School senior Maddy Prevost has a lot on her mind, like getting ready to graduate and getting accepted to college. She has taken on an additional agenda item: Making a difference in the life of a dying child.

For her senior project, an elective class at the high school, Prevost has organized a floor hockey fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, on Nov. 16 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the gym of the high school. For $5, participants can play in a series of floor hockey games. The first person to reach three goals is the winner. The winner of the final championship game will be awarded an authentic trophy to be displayed in the high school trophy cabinet. All proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

"My mom works for the American Cancer Society. I've gone to many different events of theirs, so it was always kind of a thing that I felt like I was good at, fundraising and helping people," she said. "I've always said for my job when I'm older, I always wanted to walk away from the day knowing I've helped someone."

Prevost also hopes to have a pizza-tasting contest. Students would donate to participate and the winning restaurant would be awarded a certificate declaring them creators of "North Middlesex's Best Tasting Pizza."

Before her final year, she had approached Kathleen Penney, senior project teacher,.

"I sprinted to her and said 'You don't know me, but I have this idea and I want to know what you think about it,'" Prevost said.

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"I thought, 'this is the beginning of a great, great relationship.'"

Penney was immediately on board with the idea.

"She's a self-starter, she shows initiative, she has motivation and that's what the class is really seeking to instill," said Penney. "Maddy is choosing to make a difference in the world, which is such a beautiful thing."

Prevost decided on a floor hockey game following input from her peers.

"I had asked the boys in my class what event they would like to participate in the most," she said. "I wanted something that was different and really intense and something that both the boys and the girls would say, 'We should totally do this.'"

Prevost is hoping to raise at least $700; still, even if the monetary goal isn't met, she's hoping to inspire her fellow students to carry on with the fundraiser in the future.

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